The city of Baria has been shrouded in war clouds these days, and the atmosphere is depressing. A large number of troops and experts have gathered here, and a counterattack war is about to begin. Troops are constantly entering the city from outside, and experts are being sent here from all over the place.
Xiao Chen walked down the teleportation array and stretched. Suddenly, he felt that this action was not in line with his identity as the acting chairman, so he quietly put his hand down. In the past two days, he had visited several villages and towns that were not under their control, conducted various negotiations with the locals, and fought against the infiltration troops of the empire. He looked exhausted. Although he seemed to be in good spirits, his body still accumulated a lot of fatigue.
Since Baron Paragus's Goyo Town agreed to be incorporated into the Tower of China system, he had taken over two more villages, which accepted his terms and became part of their actual controlled territory. Including the villages that others were responsible for, this time they took advantage of the Imperials' infiltration offensive and took a big step further in controlling their subordinate areas.
Even in a village like Kavisong that was full of hostility at the beginning, Xiao Chen did not really give up on them. In fact, two days later, a wizard led a team to move into these villages, controlled the town's managers, blocked the entire town's exits, and then began to treat illnesses and save lives. How could Xiao Chen really give up on this kind of thing to gain favor and recognition from the residents
It was Evelin who greeted him at the entrance of the teleportation room. Seeing the dark elf Xiao Chen, she asked curiously, "Why is it you, a master, who is guarding here?"
Evelyn said, "All the organized mages and warriors for the attack on Blackwood Pass have been added to the attack team, and even the guards here have been transferred. Wang Jiyuan has mobilized every force he can gather. In contrast, consultants like me don't have much to do. I only need to wait for combat missions and do some sporadic guard work. However, most of the people who should come have arrived, and you should be the last great magician to arrive."
"When will the meeting be held?" Xiao Chen asked.
"You can take a break in an hour and a half if you need it," Evelyn said.
"No need, let's go now. We should get to the meeting place early so that we can chat with others, understand the developments in various aspects, and listen to everyone's ideas. With the war approaching, we don't have time to relax." Xiao Chen walked out first.
Evelin followed behind, covering her mouth and laughing, “It’s only been a few days since we last met, and you already look like a king.”
Xiao Chen waved his hands repeatedly: "What king? We can't call him that. Oh, my strength is ahead of everyone else, and I have a lot of support. If someone else flatters me like you, it will be a mistake. Remember, this is a leadership group."
"Yes, for 'natives' like us, there are too many 'feudal remnants' in our heads, right?"
“Hmm?” Xiao Chen glanced at Evelin and saw that she had a smile on her face, without any trace of dissatisfaction. “Did someone say that about you? Who?”
"You don't need to ask specific people. No one dared to talk to me like this in person. I just heard about it. I expected this when I came out of the Elf Forest. I was prepared in my heart. There is no need to care about these trivial matters at this point in time."
Xiao Chen realized that she was serious and nodded, "Thank you. From this, we can see that you are much better than many people who think they are. Don't worry, I won't let down the people who have trusted me."
Evelyn smiled back.
Xiao Chen asked again: "By the way, how is Roger's injury? I heard that he was hit by the black water that exploded?"
"This guy is too stubborn. He was soaked by the self-detonating Imperials that day. We originally planned to return to the surrounding cities for treatment, but we encountered a small group of elite enemies on the way of retreat. Roger immediately changed his mind and refused to go back. He was determined to catch up with that group. We chased them in the forest for another day and fought with them twice, killing most of the masters in the enemy team. It was not until he became weak and had no strength that I stopped him. Now he is isolated in the hospital. I am afraid he can't participate in this operation."
"But thanks to you for reminding the other groups in time that the enemy had this method of attack, we were able to avoid a lot of losses." Xiao Chen said.
"Even so, our losses are still not small," Evelyn said.
"What is the latest statistical situation here, Wang Jiyuan?" Xiao Chen asked.
Evelyn said, “So far, we have lost more than a hundred people in the battle, more than three hundred people have been infected, and more than thirty low-level warriors and mages have also been lost.
However, we have basically achieved our previous goal. Only two cases of imperial infiltration were successful in the cities we control, and 90% of the imperial troops heading south have been eliminated. The remaining ones are just some small termites. We still have two companies of troops chasing them. The diseases of these people have entered the stage of mass outbreak. Commander Wang estimates that they can no longer pose any threat to our towns. As long as the remaining villages are strictly guarded, they can be dragged to death. "
"It sounds like the price is quite high." Xiao Chen said.
"Yes, the cavalry company led by Leo suffered the most casualties. They ran into a large group of enemies, and although they defeated them, more than three-quarters of their men were killed, and the company commander Leo himself was seriously injured and unconscious. However, they saved more people.
It was a village of more than 300 people. Half a detachment of the Imperials, more than 60 people, attacked the village at dusk when everyone was making a fire and eating. There were only more than 30 militiamen in the village, and they did not defend in time, so they could not resist the attack of the Imperials soon. Those Imperials entered the village to massacre the whole village. Fortunately, when they broke through the village defense, our cavalry company appeared. In fact, Leo and his team had just experienced a great battle, and there were only 30 people who came to support that day. We were not as strong as them. But Leo led the cavalry to launch a surprise attack on the Imperials. They fought to the death against the enemy who was stronger than them. Both sides consumed their strength until the other side could not bear the loss of more than half of its personnel and completely collapsed, which saved the lives of the entire village. But after killing all the enemies, there were less than five people left standing in the team. "
“It’s tragic.”
Evelyn said, "When we got this battle report, the entire command center was shocked. I knew the Guards were a very powerful army, but I never thought they had such willpower."
"This is because our soldiers have begun to understand the significance of their battles." Xiao Chen said solemnly: "Although our sacrificed soldiers are very regrettable, their sacrifice was not in vain, and it is all worth it." (To be continued)